Word Meaning 和歌

わか waka

和歌 is read as わか (waka) and means waka.

Meaning

English

waka
classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae

Reading

Kana

わか

Romaji

waka

Writing Variants

倭歌わか waka

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 4475 Priority A

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和歌山大学

わかやまだいがく

Wakayama University

和歌山

わかやま

Wakayama (city, prefecture)

和歌所

わかどころ

Waka Office

和歌山県

わかやまけん

Wakayama Prefecture (Kinki area)

和歌山県立医科大学

わかやまけんりついかだいがく

Wakayama Medical University

和歌山県立近代美術館

わかやまけんりつきんだいびじゅつかん

Museum of Modern Art, Wakayama

和歌山県警

わかやまけんけい

Wakayama Prefectural Police (abbr)

古今和歌集

こきんわかしゅう

Kokin Wakashū (Heian-period collection of poetry)

勅撰和歌集

ちょくせんわかしゅう

poems collected at the behest of the Emperor (from 905 to 1439)

和解

わげ

court-mediated settlement

和平

わへい

peace

和紙

わし

washi

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